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Re: Adding to My Scrap Heap

To: "Jeff Fayne" <fayne@ibm.net>, <GW71MGB@aol.com>,
Subject: Re: Adding to My Scrap Heap
From: "Harlan Jillson" <hjillson@argolink.net>
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 19:38:39 -0500
Jeff,
   The Practical Classics MGB-GT book sounds like something I'd
be interested in,  where can I get one?

Harlan.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Fayne <fayne@ibm.net>
To: GW71MGB@aol.com <GW71MGB@aol.com>; mgs <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, June 03, 1998 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: Adding to My Scrap Heap


>
>
>GW71MGB@aol.com wrote:
>
>> Well, I've started in on replacing the driver's (left over here) sills.
And
>> the the floor pan.  My pile of metal I've cut out is growing daily,
partially
>> thanks to some inadequate patch jobs done by some of my '71 B's previous
>> owners (up to three layers of floor in some places).
>>
>> Anyways, my question is in regards to the front spring hanger assembly.
How
>> and to what would this be attached in a factory fresh car?
>>
>> -gary
>>
>> '71MGB and a pile of parts...
>
>Just finished doing this on my '70 MGB.
>
>The front spring hanger (actually 3 pieces make up the hanger) is attached
to two
>body parts. The rear half of the hanger is attached to what I believe is
called
>the heelboard. It's the vertical bulkhead behind the seats. The front half
is
>attached to the heelboard extension. The heelboard extension is sandwiched
>between the hanger and the floorboard and is also attached to the heelboard
and
>inner sill. The heelboard extension is the piece that usually rusts away
and is
>fairly easy to replace.The Practical Classics MGB-GT Restoration book
illustrates
>the replacement nicely.
>
> The first thing you'll need to do is to remove the floorboard around the
>extension in order to get a chisel between it and the hanger. It's probably
not
>needed, but at this point I took a bottle jack and used it to support the
rear
>bulkhead. I had visions of the hanger bending the heelboard under the
weight.
>
>Drill out the spot welds that attach the floor to the extension to the
hanger.
>CAREFULLY, chisel the extension/floorboard away from the hanger. You don't
want
>to damage the hanger itself. If you cand find all the sopt welds and use a
big
>enough drill bit, it should peel away rather easily. Grind or chisel the
what
>still remains of the extension from the lip on the heelboard and the inner
sill.
>
>Prepare the new extension piece by drilling holes where it contacts the
hanger.
>Clamp and spot weld to the hanger using these holes. Seam weld to the heel
>board/inner sill lip. Be sure to grind the welds where the new floorboard
will
>lay on top of the extension. Drill holes in the floor where it will contact
the
>extension and weld.
>
>Again, the Practical Classics covers this better than I can describe.
>
>Hope this helps,
>
>Jeff
>
>
>


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